Resume

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A creative-focused individual with 30 years of experience in advertising agencies, large and small, in both multicultural and general market disciplines. Strong organizational skills and a creative problem solver with the ability and skills to adapt and grow in any environment.

WORK HISTORY

Burrell // Vice President, Director of Studio Services // March 2001 — present

  • Oversee art buying, internal profit center studio, and all still and digital production

  • Supervise a team of graphic designers, developers, production managers, producers, and traffic managers.

  • Responsible for creating department procedures and policies, including workflow

  • Producer on various projects for Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, P&G, Toyota, Walmart, and Xfinity

  • Member of agency workgroups that create and revise workflows and procedures

Full-time Production Artist // 1996-2000

Corbett Health Connect // FCB SF // Darien & Kilburg // Jack Levy Associates // Ogilvy

Freelance Production Artist // 1994 - 2001

Leo Burnett // Flair Communications // Marketing Support // Swirl

EDUCATION DETAILS

American Academy of Art, Chicago IL // Bachelor's Degree in Commercial Arts, 1996

GRAPHIC SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite // InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Bridge, Lightroom, Premier, Frame.io

Project Management // AirTable, Monday.com, NetSuite

Office Applications // Apple Keynote, Microsoft Office, AirTable, Monday.com,

General Computer Knowledge // Mac OS, networks, servers

SKILLS PROFILE

Leadership // Management Skills // Communication // Creative Problem Solving // Mentoring // Works Well Under Pressure // Conflict Resolution // Budget Management // Multitasking

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Matt Kuttan // Award-winning Creative

Allen Cooley // Director & Photographer

Paul Maeda // Co-Founder at Pono Design Studio

Parrish Lewis // Director & Photographer

Chris Brown // VP, Director of Technology at Burrell

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

“Sean has been an invaluable resource on every major production we’ve done together. He has an unparalleled ability to bring multiple departments across varying disciplines together to execute a task at a high level. His wealth of experience in the marketing space shows up when he has to assess the client's needs, take the art director's input, and communicate them effectively to me as the photographer or any other creatives on the production.”

— Allen Cooley, Director & Photographer

“Sean is a great mentor, colleague, and friend. Over twenty years ago, as an intern under him, he taught me everything about advertising, design, and production. This experience gave me the foundation to build a successful design career. I now run my design agency and still use the skills he taught me back then.”

— Paul Maeda, Co-Founder at Pono Design

Sean is the difference in getting it done.”

— Matt Kuttan, Award-Winning Creative